Milton bank robbery suspect arrested in Boston

Friday

Aug 29, 2014 at 3:02 PMAug 29, 2014 at 3:28 PM

Milton police on Friday confirmed the Thursday arrest of David Lydon, 28, of Chelsea, shortly after he allegedly robbed a Dorchester bank. Lydon is also a suspect in the Tuesday unarmed robbery of a Santander Bank in East Milton Square.

Lane Lambert The Patriot Ledger @llambert_ledger

MILTON – The suspect in a robbery this week at an East Milton Square bank has been arrested in Boston.

Milton Deputy Chief John King said Friday that David Lydon, 28, of Chelsea, was caught and charged Thursday afternoon, soon after he allegedly robbed a Dorchester Avenue bank.

King said Lydon was being held at the main Boston police station as of Friday morning. He said Lydon is also a suspect in a previous Boston bank robbery, for a total of three.

King said Lydon will be charged with one count of unarmed robbery for the alleged holdup of the Santander Bank in East Milton Square on Tuesday. He said Lydon's arraignment for the Milton robbery will be scheduled after he's arraigned in Boston.

King said Lydon already has an open case at Quincy District Court for a lesser, non-robbery charge.

In the Santander robbery on Tuesday, a man described as being in his late 20s, weighing about 300 pounds, with a missing front tooth walked into the bank just before 5 p.m. He passed a note to a teller demanding that she hand over money with no exploding dye back.

The teller sneaked a dye pack into the bag of cash she handed over, but the robber found it while the bag was still on the counter and angrily threw it down before he fled on foot. The suspect didn’t show or threaten to show a weapon.

Thursday’s robbery at the Meeting House Bank in Dorchester started much the same. Boston police reported Friday that a man passed a “demand note” to a teller and fled on foot with the cash, with “a number of witnesses” in pursuit.

As one witness – a senior citizen – approached the suspect, he turned and hit the witness before continuing his flight. A Boston canine unit helped track the suspect – later identified as Lydon – to the inside of a nearby residence. Officers found the stolen money with him.

For the Meeting House Bank robbery, Lydon is charged with unarmed bank robbery, breaking and entering a dwelling during the daytime, and assault and battery on an elderly person. He’s also charged for an active outstanding warrant.